Antonyms of adj acyclic
2 senses of acyclic
Sense 1
acyclic (vs. cyclic) -- (not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls)
cyclic (vs. acyclic) -- (forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl; "cyclic petals"; "cyclic flowers")
=> verticillate, verticillated, whorled -- (forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem))
Sense 2
acyclic (vs. cyclic), open-chain -- (having an open chain structure)
cyclic (vs. acyclic) -- (of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure)
=> bicyclic -- (having molecules consisting of two fused rings)
=> closed-chain, closed-ring -- (having atoms linked by bonds represented in circular or triangular form)
=> heterocyclic -- (containing a closed ring of atoms of which at least one is not a carbon atom)
=> homocyclic, isocyclic -- (containing a closed ring of atoms of the same kind especially carbon atoms)
Similarity of adj acyclic
2 senses of acyclic
Sense 1
acyclic (vs. cyclic) -- (not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls)
Sense 2
acyclic (vs. cyclic), open-chain -- (having an open chain structure)
=> aliphatic -- (having carbon atoms linked in open chains)